जय अम्बे गौरी
Jai Ambe Gauri
Aarti of Goddess Ambe (Durga)
जय अम्बे गौरी, मैया जय श्यामा गौरी।
Jai Ambe Gauri, maiya jai Shyama Gauri.
तुमको निशदिन ध्यावत, हरि ब्रह्मा शिवरी॥
Tumko nishdin dhyavat, Hari Brahma Shivri.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
मांग सिंदूर विराजत, टीको मृगमद को।
Maang sindoor virajat, teeko mrigmad ko.
उज्ज्वल से दोउ नैना, चंद्रवदन नीको॥
Ujjwal se dou naina, chandravadan neeko.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
कनक समान कलेवर, रक्ताम्बर राजै।
Kanak saman kalevar, raktambar rajai.
रक्तपुष्प गल माला, कंठन पर साजै॥
Raktapushp gal mala, kanthan par sajai.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
केहरि वाहन राजत, खड्ग खप्पर धारी।
Kehari vahan rajat, khadag khappar dhari.
सुर नर मुनि जन सेवत, तिनके दुखहारी॥
Sur nar muni jan sevat, tinke dukhhari.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
कानन कुण्डल शोभित, नासाग्रे मोती।
Kanan kundal shobhit, nasagre moti.
कोटिक चंद्र दिवाकर, सम राजत ज्योति॥
Kotik chandra divakar, sam rajat jyoti.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
शुंभ निशुंभ बिदारे, महिषासुर घाती।
Shumbh Nishumbh bidare, Mahishasur ghati.
धूम्र विलोचन नैना, निशदिन मदमाती॥
Dhumra vilochan naina, nishdin madmati.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
चण्ड मुण्ड संहारे, शोणित बीज हरे।
Chand Mund sanhare, Shonit beej hare.
मधु कैटभ दोउ मारे, सुर भयहीन करे॥
Madhu Kaitabh dou mare, sur bhayheen kare.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
ब्रह्माणी रुद्राणी, तुम कमला रानी।
Brahmani Rudrani, tum Kamala Rani.
आगम निगम बखानी, तुम शिव पटरानी॥
Agam nigam bakhani, tum Shiv patrani.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
चौंसठ योगिनी मंगल गावत, नृत्य करत भैरों।
Chaunsath yogini mangal gavat, nritya karat Bhairon.
बाजत ताल मृदंगा, अरु बाजत डमरू॥
Bajat taal mridanga, aru bajat damru.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
तुम ही जग की माता, तुम ही हो भरता।
Tum hi jag ki mata, tum hi ho bharta.
भक्तन की दुख हरता, सुख संपति करता॥
Bhaktan ki dukh harta, sukh sampati karta.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
भुजा चार अति शोभित, वर मुद्रा धारी।
Bhuja char ati shobhit, var mudra dhari.
मनवांछित फल पावत, सेवत नर नारी॥
Manvanchhit phal pavat, sevat nar nari.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
कंचन थाल विराजत, अगर कपूर बाती।
Kanchan thaal virajat, agar kapoor baati.
श्रीमालकेतु में राजत, कोटि रतन ज्योति॥
Shrimalketu mein rajat, koti ratan jyoti.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
श्री अंबेजी की आरती, जो कोई नर गावे।
Shri Ambeji ki aarti, jo koi nar gave.
कहत शिवानंद स्वामी, सुख संपति पावे॥
Kahat Shivanand Swami, sukh sampati pave.
ॐ जय अम्बे गौरी॥
Om jai Ambe Gauri.
When it is sung or recited
When it is sung: At the end of a Devi puja, while a lamp is waved before the image. It is sung especially during Navratri, at a Mata ki Chowki or Devi jagran (a devotional gathering for the Goddess, often through the night), in Durga Puja and in Friday worship of the Goddess.
Meaning
The aarti hails the Goddess as Ambe, the fair one, and Shyama, the dark one, whom Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva meditate on day and night. Its first verses describe her adornment: vermilion in the parting of her hair, a musk mark on her forehead, a golden body, red clothes and a garland of red flowers, and her lion mount with sword and skull-bowl. The middle verses recall her victories over Shumbha, Nishumbha, Mahishasura, Chanda, Munda, Raktabija, Madhu and Kaitabha, which freed the gods from fear. Later verses name her as Brahmani, Rudrani and Kamala, and picture the sixty-four yoginis singing and Bhairava dancing to drums. The last verse carries the name Shivanand Swami and states the fruit that tradition says comes from singing the aarti.
Please note
Traditional. The last verse names 'Shivanand Swami', so the aarti is linked to him, but this page does not claim a firm attribution. Wording varies slightly between families and booklets (for example 'Bhairon' or 'Bhairun' in the ninth verse), and some sing plain 'Jai Ambe Gauri' as the refrain instead of 'Om jai Ambe Gauri'. It is often called the Durga aarti, but it begins with the words 'Jai Ambe Gauri'. This page gives the full thirteen-verse form on which the sources agree.
Text compared with: bhaktibharat.com, drikpanchang.com, mahakatha.pages.dev. A comparison with printed editions is still in progress. Wording differs between sources, so follow your priest’s version.